Scythrididae (flower moths) is a
family
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of small
moth
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s in the
superfamily
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Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the Taxonomic rank, superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. ...
. The family is sometimes included in the
Xyloryctidae
Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing ...
as a
subfamily
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Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this.
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as subfamily. Scythrididae
adults
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are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear
teardrop
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Biology
* Tears, a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands in the eyes
* Vastus medialis, or teardrop muscle, a muscle in the leg
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-shaped.
Selected genera
Genera
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of Scythrididae (with some notable species also listed) include:
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Apostibes
''Apostibes'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae
Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyl ...
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Walsingham, 1907
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Areniscythris''
Powell, 1976
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Asymmetrura
''Asymmetrura'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae
Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the X ...
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Landry, 1991
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Bactrianoscythris
''Bactrianoscythris'' is a genus of Gelechioidea, gelechioid moths, which is mostly placed in the flower moth family (biology), family, which is sometimes included as a subfamily in the Xyloryctidae, or together with these merged into the Oecopho ...
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Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2009
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Catascythris
''Catascythris'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. Its single species, ''Catascythris kebirella'', described by the same author, is found in Israel, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Jordan
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Coleophorides
''Apostibes'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae.
Species
*''Apostibes aerata'' Walsingham, 1914
*''Apostibes afghana'' Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2003
*''Apostibes deckerti'' Bengtsson, 2014
*''Apostibes dhahrani'' Passerin d'E ...
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Amsel, 1935
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Enolmis''
Duponchel, 1845
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Episcythris
''Episcythris'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae.Eretmocera
''Eretmocera'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae.
Species
* ''Eretmocera agassizi'' Bengtsson, 2014
* ''Eretmocera albistriata'' Legrand, 1966
* ''Eretmocera alenica'' Strand, 1913
* ''Eretmocera arabica'' Amsel, 1961
* ''Eretmocera ...
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Zeller, 1852
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Erigethes
''Erigethes strobilacei'' is a moth of the family Scythrididae, and the only species in the genus ''Erigethes''. It was described by Baron Walsingham in 1907. It is found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just s ...
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Walsingham, 1907
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Falkovitshella
''Falkovitshella'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae
Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but th ...
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Passerin d'Entrèves & Roggero, 2007
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Haploscythris
''Haploscythris'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae.
Species
* '' Haploscythris albifuscella'' Bengtsson, 2014
* '' Haploscythris brachiohirsutella'' Bengtsson, 2014
* '' Haploscythris brachiotruncella'' Bengtsson, 2014
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Viette, 1956
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Mapsidius''
Walsingham, 1907
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Necrothalassia''
Amsel, 1935
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Neoscythris''
Landry, 1991
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Paralogistis''
Meyrick, 1921
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Parascythris''
Hanneman, 1960
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Proterochyta
''Proterochyta'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Scythrididae. Its only species, ''Proterochyta epicoena'' is found in Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Gauteng, South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Me ...
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Meyrick, 1918
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Rhamphura
''Rhamphura'' is a genus of moths in the family Scythrididae
Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyl ...
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Landry, 1991
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Scythris
''Scythris'' is a genus
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Hübner, 825
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** ''Scythris limbella
''Scythris limbella'' is a moth of the family Scythrididae first described by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius. It is found in Asia and Europe.
Description
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to Septemb ...
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** ''Scythris scopolella
''Scythris scopolella'' is a species of moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, north to Belgium, east to Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Italy. It is also found in Bulgaria and on Crete.
Adults are on w ...
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* '' Synacroloxis'' Gozmány, 1952
Footnotes
References
See also
Gelechioidea Talk page for comparison of some approaches to gelechioid systematics and taxonomy.
* (2004): ''Scythris buszkoi'' sp. n., a new species of Scythrididae from Europe (Gelechioidea). ''Nota Lepidopterologica'' 26(3/4): 89–98
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* (1999): The Gelechioidea. ''In:'' : ''Handbuch der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology'' (Vol. IV Part 35: Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies 1): 131–158. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York.
* (2004): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash
Version of 2004-JAN-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.
* (2009)
Gelechioidea Version of 2009-APR-02. Retrieved 2010-APR-22.
Further reading
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